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Debate heats up in day 2 of Skandera hearing
Dozens of teachers, educators oppose Skandera's confirmation as state's education secretary
The debate on whether or not Education Secretary Designate Hanna Skandera should keep her job is intensifying.
The Senate Rules Committee sat through more than four hours of emotional testimonies Saturday.
Dozens of teachers stood up on the Senate floor. The vast majority were opposed to letting Skandera keep her job, "on the grounds of qualification and the grounds of policy," said teacher Katie Hammill.
An argument repeated over and over again was that Skandera cannot be secretary of education because she's never been an educator.
"Miss Skandera has degrees in business and in public policy; this does not make her an educator," said educator Mara Minwegen.
Other points of debate included Skandera's policy of grading schools with an "A through F" system, and subjecting special education students to standardized testing.
"Those kids will never ever make grade, pass a test, or be qualified to do anything," said Kathy Chavez, who is opposed to confirming Skandera, "But yet they're being held hostage and their teachers held hostage."
The second day of hearing lasted for more than four hours. Though the majority of testimonies were in opposition of Skandera, several people supported her.
"I support Secretary Skandera for trying something new," said one man. Many others pointed to the fact that the state of New Mexico currently ranks 49th nationally in education, and Skandera's supporters believe she'll improve the state's standing.
"We need to be globally competitive," said Fred Trujillo, superintendent of Pecos School District.
The Senate Ruling Committee did not make a decision to recommend Skandera or not. The committee said they will recess until next week.

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Charging NiCd/NiMH-Cells
Normal Charge: Low cost chargers operate with low charging currents, who are about one tenth of the rated battery capacity (eg 0.4A current at a 4Ah battery). During charge electric energy is converted in chemical energy. If the battery is fully charged, the electric power supplied to the cells cannot further be converted in chemical energy. It is converted into heat instead. The vast majority of NiCd and NiMH cells survive such an overload for some time without significant damage. Some cell types are even designed for a trickle charge eg in an emergency power supply without any effort for state-of-charge surveillance.
Fast Charge: Other applications require shorter charging times. Hand-held-tools for professional use should be recharged in less than one hour, lamps for divers require a recharge time of 3-4 hours (during a surface interval). For this much higher charge currents than for normal charge are required. This much higher currents, if not switched off or at least reduced drastically when the first cell of a pile of cells is fully charged causes a sharp rise in temperature at that cell. This will permanently damaged or even destroyed it within a very short time. Finding a safe end-of-fast-charge point for this reason is the ultimate goal. Modern chargers use the "Minus-Delta-V" method: if a cell is almost fully charged, the cell voltage does not increase further. It slightly drops instead. This slight drop of the cell voltage is used as a criterion to switch off the fast charging mode. The "Minus-Delta-V" effect at NiCd cells is much more distinct than at NiMH cells. Older chargers, designed for NiCd cells therefore can not be used to charge NiMH cells. Furthermore chargers for NiMH should be able to deliver a sufficient charge current of at least 30% of the rated cell capacity because the Minus-Delta-V effect otherwise is too small for detecting a safe end-of fast-charge point.
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A fantasy league of it's own
People playing fantasy sports and doing routine jobs are often alike: Both think they could do a better job than the people in the really important positions. Both think they make better choices than their peers. And both are looking for a break from their boring routines. Here's a "fantasy" on how to get real instead.


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Who knows two hundred ninety-seven?
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In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 297.
I'm pretty sure there's no lazy gematria available for this one.
Check out mi-yodeya-series for the previous two hundred ninety-sixentries in this ongoing series.
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If Bob and Ruth Nara were to craft a mission statement, it would read, "Leave the world a better place."
Residents of Bootjack, in Lake Linden, Michigan, the Naras practice what they call catalyst philanthropy, or gifts that inspire other gifts. One of the most famous of their projects is the Nara Nature Park in Houghton, where visitors enjoy boardwalks around the Pilgrim River, trails up through the woods, and bridges over creeks.
"After a lifetime of paying taxes, we devised a concept that we, in effect, tax the government to fund our hobbies," Bob says. "We donated a valuable piece of real estate to the City of Houghton for parks and recreation purposes."
Then, they helped get grants to fund skiing and hiking trails as well as a chalet on the property. They provided a cash gift to the University to expand the Tech Trails to the park, creating a fifty-mile network of trails for year-round use.
The Naras support Michigan Tech in other ways. They made a gift-in-kind that helps to document the region's past: Bob's grandfather was a well-known local photographer, and the family has donated many of his images to the Michigan Tech Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections. Bob and Ruth then funded scanning equipment so the archives can make its images available via the Web. They also are donating their proceeds from the sale of a book of J. W. Nara's photos to the Tech archives.
In addition, they initiated semiannual luncheons at which Michigan Tech's president updates local community leaders on the University's progress and plans. If unable to line up a sponsor for the luncheon, they have paid the cost themselves.
To the Naras, paying it forward is a way of life.
"Leave a legacy that will keep on living and keep on giving," Bob says. "How can you beat a hobby like that?"
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Tektronix Component Solutions, a custom microelectronics services provider, announced an agreement with leading supply chain aggregator MOSIS to help customers develop complete, high-performance ASIC solutions while reducing the cost of early-stage ASIC development. Through the use of multi-project wafer runs for device prototyping and package development early in the design cycle, customers can costeffectively improve the time to first packaged ASIC.
"The use of supply-chain aggregators like MOSIS is a proven development method for highperformance ASICs," said Tom Buzak, president of Tektronix Component Solutions. "We see our relationship with MOSIS as providing a complete, cost-effective ASIC solution for customers needing low-volume, high-performance devices."
By utilizing the MOSIS and Tektronix Component Solutions team, customers can reduce the cost of initial ASIC prototyping by employing multi-project wafer runs, rather than developing their own complete mask set prior to first silicon tape-out. Additionally, Tektronix Component Solutions can provide high-performance ASIC design on the front end and turnkey IC packaging services on the back end, rounding out a complete ASIC solution. By working with Tektronix Component Solutions early in the ASIC development process, customers can improve the time to first packaged device by designing the ASIC with package, external interconnect, and performance in mind.
For aerospace and defense contractors, medical OEMs, high-speed communications developers and others who require top performing ASICs, this relationship is especially relevant since both Tektronix Component Solutions and MOSIS are experienced working with a variety of high-performance semiconductor technologies. In particular, the organizations have proven expertise in developing high-speed ASICs on SiGe (silicon-germanium) processes. For aerospace and defense customers, the relationship offers a trusted supply chain since both Tektronix Component Solutions and MOSIS are accredited Trusted Suppliers, offering ASIC development and microelectronics assembly in a secure environment.
"As Tektronix' internal ASIC design and package development team, Tektronix Component Solutions brings impressive capabilities in developing high-performance microelectronic devices," said Wes Hansford, director of MOSIS. "We look forward to working with Tektronix Component Solutions to deliver custom ASIC solutions that meet the high-performance needs of our customers' next-generation systems."


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University of California, Berkeley was an institution of higher learning located on Earth, near San Francisco in Berkeley, California. It was the home of the Free Speech Movement of the 1960s.
In 2152, Enterprise NX-01 received an urgent message from Admiral Forrest, relayed through the Vulcan ship Nyran under Captain Tavek. With orders to act as if Captain Archer was still aboard, Commander Tucker pretended to be the Captain in order to receive the message: "Cal beat Stanford 7 to 3." (ENT: "The Seventh")
During a time-travel mission to 1986, James T. Kirk lyingly claimed to Dr. Gillian Taylor that Spock's aberrant behavior was result of his involvement with the Free Speech Movement and his overindulgence in "LDS". (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
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External links
- Berkeley University at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- University of California, Berkeley at Wikipedia
- Berkeley.edu – official web site


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I accept that film adaptations of books will be different. They have to be and they should be. However, it's wise to retain the core concept of the book otherwise the studio is just paying for the name and hoping they'll sucker in soon-to-be-disappointed fans of the novel. That appears to be the case with the adaptation of Max Brooks' World War Z. The plot of the book takes place after a zombie apocalypse and has a researcher for the UN going around the world to determine the cause. A mock documentary style would probably work best since the novel has multiple points of view. I can understand the need to whittle down the movie to a single POV especially when that POV is from a character played by Brad Pitt.
But the official synopsis Paramount just released for the film shows that Paramount has gone far beyond that alteration. Hit the jump for the synopsis and my reaction. The movie also stars Mireille Enos, Anthony Mackie, James Badge Dale, and Bryan Cranston. World War Z is due out December 21, 2012.
Here's the synopsis Paramount just released for the film:
"The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself. Enos plays Gerry's wife Karen Lane; Kertesz is his comrade in arms, Segen."
This isn't a total surprise. In March we reported that Paramount was trying to find a partner to co-finance a PG-13 tentpole flick that was originally scheduled for June 2012. The studio eventually got the money for their big action movie and that's what World War Z will be. Setting aside the question of what a PG-13 zombie movie even looks like (although considering what The Walking Dead gets away with, who knows). Fans will wonder why even bother calling the movie "World War Z" and the answer is what I told you above: because Paramount wanted the name. They also didn't anyone else to make the movie.
While Paramount's World War Z is unwisely dumping what made the novel so popular, that doesn't mean the movie will be bad. Getting Marc Forster, the guy behind Quantum of Solace, The Kite Runner, and the acclaimed and astoundingly mediocre Finding Neverland), to direct is why the movie will probably be bad.


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Jared Sullinger's Medical Red Flags Call Into Question His Draft StatusPosted by EJacoby on June 19th, 2012
Jared Sullinger was one of college basketball's biggest stars the past two seasons, entering Ohio State as the #2 consensus player in his high school class and consequently producing at an elite level for the Buckeyes from day one. The 6'9″ fundamental machine averaged over 17 PPG and 9 RPG in back-to-back seasons, becoming a First Team All-American in both years. He led OSU to a #1 seed and Sweet Sixteen appearance in his freshman year before igniting the Buckeyes even further in 2011-12 — all the way to the Final Four. Yet Sullinger saw his draft stock slowly drop throughout college, from a potential #1 pick to just borderline top 10 status as of early June's Draft Combine, due to concerns about his NBA upside stemming from limited athleticism. He failed to impress during Combine measurements and testing, finishing dead last of 52 competitors in the agility and sprint drills while showing up with 10.7% body fat.
But things got much worse on Monday, after Sullinger was reportedly red flagged by NBA doctors who have serious concerns about a long term back injury. Team doctors worry that "back issues could shorten his NBA career" and some medical staffs "advised their teams not to draft him in the first round," according to ESPN's Chad Ford. This news will make it even more challenging for Sullinger's professional prospects — somehow, this dominant college big man with consistent professional intrigue may not even get selected as a first round NBA pick. Could Sullinger wind up becoming a late steal (think: DeJuan Blair), or should concerns about his physical condition validate passing on him in this deep draft?


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Victory Christian Center Youth Pastors to Stand Jury in March
The son and daughter-in-law of Victory Christian Center Senior Pastor Sharon Daugherty, accused of failing to report on time a rape crime they were made aware of last year, are heading to jury trial as they attempt to clear their name in the scandal surrounding the Tulsa, Okla., megachurch.
The other three staff members also accused of delaying their report on the rape attack have waived their right to a jury and will directly face the judge's decision, Tulsa World revealed. The case is regarding the sexual attack on an unnamed 13-year-old girl in August 2012, who was assaulted inside a building owned by the church.
John and Charica Daugherty, who serve as youth pastors at Victory Christian, are defending themselves by arguing that that they reported the crime to Human Services, and are not responsible for the fact that police did not get the details until two weeks later. The other three defendants in the case are staff members Paul Howard Willemstein, an associate youth pastor; Anna Alisa George, the high school outreach program director; and Harold Frank Sullivan, the former human resources director.
Chris Denman, 20, pleaded guilty to committing the rape and was sentenced to 55 years in prison in December for his crime. The scandal has gripped the 17,000-member church, which is also being sued by the mother of the girl for at least $75,000. The mother of the victim is accusing the church of being more concerned with the reputation of its ministry than the well-being of her daughter.
"I want to personally say, that if anybody here is aware of any child being neglected or abused, physically or sexually, that you should please inform the authorities immediately," Senior Pastor Sharon Daugherty has told her congregation. "Our children are precious, and we owe them our full protection," Daugherty added.
John and Charica Daugherty will now face a jury sounding docket on May 10, while the other three defendants are expected to plead guilty without a deal from prosecutors.
"We have the opportunity to present aggravating evidence (against Willemstein, George and Sullivan) and show why we believe they should be held accountable," said Tulsa County Assistant District Attorney Sarah McAmis.


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This is one of a collection of films made by the Selby Cine Club. This film provides a wonderful overview of the town of Selby as it was in 1965 and is accompanied by an interesting historical commentary. It shows pedestrians and traffic in the town centre, many of the shops, and includes the Toll Bridge, the Monday market, the Reverend John Kent giving a tour of the Abbey, the shipyard, the BOCM Mill, and a Council meeting.
The film depicts several highlights of the filmmaker's holidays in 1934. The majority of the film was made in Torquay, but it also features shots recorded in a number of areas near the south coast in Britain.
The final of a three part Tyne Tees Television documentary presented by Mike Neville, in which he journeys down the Tees. The journey takes in the source of the river and follows the it's progress through wild countryside, small villages and towns, showing how the river Tees has contributed to peoples lives and industry. The film finally reaches the mouth of the river on the east coast where towns such as Yarm, Stockton and Middlesbrough have over the years been historic ports and the site of major heavy industries on both the north and south sides of the Tees. This edition was originally transmitted on the 11 October 1962.


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The other big American OS/Software/Sometimes Hardware company's new and highly anticipated Zune HD just got a laying on of hands by Gizmodo's Brian Lam. As per interface, responsiveness and looks, the Zune HD has all in spades and sports a minimalist/industrial GUI design more reminiscent of Apple than of the horrid incongruence that often disgraces Microsoft products.
Other than pictures, movies and music that are seen in this brief hands-on, the Zune HD will play games and act as a bridge between several Microsoft markets, in particular, the XBox. Apple haters, tech gurus and pundits – get ready for some fun discussions and I'm quite sure, lynchings.


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A heart warming surprise reunion between a long-deployed military mother and her graduating daughter.
Surprise Reunion at Soccer Game
Saturday night was a special night for everyone at California Clasico, but it but it was a little sweeter for one little boy and his mother. Jackson Fyffe, 5, went to the game expecting to score the first ceremonial goal before the game. However, he was rewarded with so much more than just a goal. Jackson's mother, Lt. Colonel Celene Fyfee, surprised him on the field after being deployed in Afghanistan since December. The reunion was a complete surprise for Jackson, and as you can see from these photos and video- it was nothing short of amazing. Jackson still got to score the first goal like he planned, but his mom scored it with him.


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Here is one of countless wonderful passages from On Human Being: A Spiritual Anthropology, by Olivier Clement (New City Press, New York, London, Manila, 2000, pp.2-23).
3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, 4 they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses, in the law, commanded us ] that such should be stoned. But what do You say?" 6 This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.
7 So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first." 8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, "Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?" 11 She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go, and sin no more."
An intolerable text! It is missing from several manuscripts. Our moral conscience, indeed our religious conscience, cannot admit that Christ refuses to condemn this woman who says nothing, who shows no repentance. She has been taken in delicto flagrante; the crime she has committed is one of the most serious known to the Law, not only because it undermines the patriarchal structure of Jewish society, but because Scripture describes the relationship of God with his chosen people in terms of marital faithfulness and unfaithfulness. Christ confounds her accusers by reminding them that evil is universal: spiritually, they also are adulterers; they also, in one way or another, have betrayed love. 'Let him who is without sin…' No one is without sin. And he concludes by saying, 'Go and sin no more', giving her a new start in life.
Being aware of our state of separation, while longing to end it, is a prerequisite of the breaking up of the superficial self, of the shattering of our stony heart. Without this breaking up, Christ cannot be resurrected in me. That is why the monks say that repentance is the 'reminder of death', making us personally aware of our state of separation.
St. John Climacus says, 'To define repentance as the awareness of individual guilt is to risk emptying it of meaning (Sermons, ed. Constantinople, P. 118). Again, to define sin as mere individual guilt would be to do without God, since all we should have to do in order to quieten our conscience would be to keep the Law. But, as St. Paul reminds us, the law cannot 'make alive' (Galatians 3:21). We who are reminded every day of our death, that is of the daily murder of love, know that only the victory of Christ over hell and death can 'make alive'.
Once we have made this great return journey across the flood, receiving presentiments of the nature of death, we are thenceforward filled with a sorrowful joy. Our whole being is pervaded by a tenderness which is not the denial of passion, but its transfiguration by the passion of the Lord. We become capable of receiving others no longer as enemies but as brothers and sisters – this is the mysterious 'love of enemies' of the Gospel – of welcoming them without judging them, and perhaps of finding the right words to enlighten them in their turn. Without any effort on our part, we become different in our most ordinary words and actions, and may succeed in conveying to others that there is a meaning to life, that death has not the last word.


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(1) Meets the educational requirements established by the board;
(2) Has completed and passed a course in teaching techniques at a post-secondary educational level;
(3) Has passed the instructor examination;
(4) Has paid the appropriate fees;
(5) Presents a certificate of health from a licensed physician;
(6) Is a citizen of the United States or is eligible for employment in the United States; and
(7) Has fulfilled any other requirement specified by the board.
(b) All instructor certifications must be renewed annually or biennially on or before January 1 and pay a renewal fee.
(c) A certification to be an instructor issued by the board prior to January 1, 2009, shall for all purposes be considered a certification issued under this article: Provided, That a person holding a certification issued prior to January 1, 2009, must renew the certification pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(d) An instructor with an expired certificate must comply with the following to renew his or her certificate:
(1) Notify the board that he or she wants to be placed on inactive status; or
(2) Pay all lapsed renewal fees;
(3) Present a new certificate of health; and
(4) Meet the qualifications for certification set out in this article.
(e) A certified instructor is not required to have an active professional license, unless the instructor is in fact practicing outside the scope of his or her employment as an instructor.


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I have anxiety disorder; this means a horrible view of myself and terror and fear when dealing with people close up; especially someone that could have meaning in my life! its a horrible chance taking!
I have to get good at social stuff; especially with attractive women! I have to! I will get good at it; my wife will be among them; I have to learn how to reach out to them; toward them beyond my dissociative disorder and beyond my anxiety disorders!
I cant express the horrible fear and loathing and nightmarish fear of rejection of others; they are in control; they seem in control as I go them!
Not meeting the right people; this has to change! I have to work through this and meet the right people!


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Russian-European crew starts 'Mars mission'
Earlier today, a crew of six, including two ESA-selected participants and four Russians, embarked on a simulated mission to Mars. Although they will not leave the confines of a dedicated isolation facility in Moscow for 105 days, their mission will help prepare for a real human mission to Mars in the future.
At 12:00 CEST (14:00 local time), once all six crewmembers had entered the special habitat at the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), the hatch was firmly closed for the last time in 105 days.
Accompanying ESA-selected participants Oliver Knickel and Cyrille Fournier on their simulated journey are four Russian crewmembers: cosmonauts Oleg Artemyez and Sergei Ryazansky, Alexei Baranov, a doctor, and Alexei Shpakov, a sports physiologist.
During their stay in the facility, the crew will experience all aspects of a mission to the Red Planet, including launch, the outward journey, arrival at Mars and, after an excursion to the surface, the long journey home.
Their tasks will be similar to those on a real space mission. They will have to cope with simulated emergencies, maybe even real emergencies. Communication delays of as much as 20 minutes each way will not make life any easier.
The crewmembers will act as subjects in scientific investigations to assess the effect that isolation has on various psychological and physiological aspects, such as stress, hormone regulation and immunity, sleep quality, mood and the effectiveness of dietary supplements.
"A crew travelling to Mars will face major challenges, not least, how to cope with being confined to a small space and seeing the same faces for one and a half years," explains Martin Zell, Head of the ISS Utilisation Department in ESA's Directorate of Human Spaceflight. "It is of paramount importance to understand the psychological and physiological effects of long-duration confinement, to be able to prepare the crews in the best way possible and to learn about important aspects of the vehicle design. To contribute to their psychological wellbeing and long-term performance, we need to learn how to support the crew with optimum nutrition, artificial light, appropriate medical countermeasures and also planned and off-nominal task management."
The 105-day study precedes a full simulation of a mission to Mars, due to start late in 2009. This will see another six-member crew sealed in the same chamber to experience a complete 520-day Mars mission simulation.
Both studies are part of the Mars500 programme conducted by ESA and the Russian IBMP, with Roscosmos funding. ESA's Directorate of Human Spaceflight is undertaking Mars500 within its European Programme for Life and Physical Sciences (ELIPS) to prepare for future missions to the Moon and Mars.
"Mars500 is the proof that we are preparing for the future," says Simonetta di Pippo, ESA's Director of Human Spaceflight. "The International Space Station is about to reach full operational capability with a crew of six and the international partners are considering how to maximise the investment made in the Station by working towards a possible extension of its lifetime, so it can be used increasingly to prepare for future exploration undertakings. In parallel, we are intensifying our activities in preparation for the next steps in human spaceflight and exploration as part of the Global Exploration Strategy together with the space agencies worldwide who endorsed it. Mars500 is an important part of this global endeavour as it provides us with the knowledge of how to keep a small crew psychologically and physiologically healthy, and ultimately, to succeed in the big challenge to bring humankind to Mars and safely back to Earth."
Follow the crew throughout their simulated mission, including regular diary updates from the ESA participants, on the ESA website: http://www.esa.int/mars500.
For more information
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Built as a neo-Gothic villa from 1859 to 1861, Colombischlössle contains Stone Age female statuettes, examples of metal production from the Bronze Age and treasures from royal Celtic tombs, including the oldest glass bowl to be found north of the Alps. Newly refurbished rooms display Roman achievements in skilled trades and daily and military life.
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Eat for Eight Bucks: Tortilla Soup Recipe
Dinner recipes that will keep your stomach and wallet happy from Cara and Phoebe of Big Girls, Small Kitchen
I've made plenty of tortilla soups from cookbooks over the years, but none has pleased me as much as the simple one I improvised last week. Although my gut tells me that means it was the kind of success that comes only when the planets are aligned, I want to share the recipe because it's an ideal one for fridge-clearing. It's so flexible that it could be called tortilla soup with or without tortillas.
Since I had made tostadas with poached chicken the night before, I had everything on hand, including a pot of homemade broth. But there's so much going on in this soup that you can skip one or two ingredients if necessary. As long as most of the ingredients make their way into the pot, this is really a meal in a bowl. If you're really starving, you might want to add a black bean salad on the side: dress a drained and rinsed can of beans with olive oil, sherry vinegar, a smidge of the chopped onion, some cilantro, a quarter teaspoon ground cumin, and salt and pepper. Adding two chicken legs and a can of beans to this meal will take you only 15 cents over budget and will make for very hearty eating indeed.
Note: Tortilla strips can also be baked in oven. Cut tortillas into strips, brush with 2 tablespoons oil, and bake at 400 degrees until crisp, about 10 minutes, stirring once. For an easier variation, replace the tortilla strips with shredded romaine hearts. Bouillon and water can be used in place of broth. Leftover roast chicken works, or you can poach two legs, reserving the liquid for the soup. I use pepper jack, but any jack, queso fresco, or feta works.
Shopping list: tortillas (pro-rated), $0.50; 1 small onion, $0.25; 1 zucchini, $0.75; 1 tomato, $1.00; 1 ear corn, $0.33; cilantro, $1.00; 2 ounces pepper jack, $0.50. Optional: two chicken legs, or use leftover cooked chicken.
Pantry items: oil, salt, garlic, chili powder, broth or bouillon powder, pepper.
Total cost (to serve 2): $4.33
- Yield:2
- 1 cup canola oil
- 2 corn tortillas cut into 1/3-inch strips (see note)
- Kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 small onion, roughly chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon chili powder (or 1 ground arbol chili combined with 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin and 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano)
- 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth (see note)
- 1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch dice (about 1 cup)
- 1 medium tomato, chopped (about 1/2 cup, or 1/2 cup diced canned tomatoes)
- Kernels from 1 ear corn (about 3/4 cup, or 3/4 cup frozen corn)
- 1/2 cup diced or shredded cooked chicken (optional)
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 2 ounces grated or crumbled pepper jack, jack, or feta
Add canola oil to heavy-bottomed 12-inch cast iron pan and set over high heat until shimmering, about 2 minutes (test oil temperature by dropping single tortilla strip in—it should bubble rapidly). Add strips and stir well to coat with oil. Stir once per minute until strips begin to stiffen and color, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until strips are as crisp and tanned, a few minutes longer. Use slotted spoon to remove to paper-towel-lined plate and salt lightly.
Heat olive oil in a heavy-bottomed three-quart saucepan over medium high heat until shimmering. Add onion, turn heat to medium low, and cook, stirring frequently, until very soft and translucent but not browned, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and chili powder and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Pour in broth and bring to a boil. (If using bouillon powder, add water, bring to boil, and stir in powder before proceeding.) Add zucchini to pot, adjust heat so liquid simmers, and simmer 5 minutes. Add tomato and simmer 2 minutes. Add corn (and chicken, if using) and simmer 3 minutes. Taste zucchini for doneness; in the unlikely event that it is not yet ready to eat, simmer a minute or two more. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve immediately with tortillas, cilantro, and cheese.
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Fresh green beans
Carrot slices
2 whole endives
1 whole tomato
Handful of sliced radishes
1 can of tuna
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Garnish with black pepper.
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We are proud to announce the addition of a twenty new guests to our growing line up.
Bruce Campbell: Legendary Actor, Writer, Director and Producer. Bruce is best known for his starring role as Ash in the Evil Dead trilogy (Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness). He currently stars as Sam Axe in Burn Notice. Bruce has an array of impressive credits which include: The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., My Name is Bruce, Bubba Ho-Tep, Sky High, Jack of All Trades, Xena: Warrior Princess, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Movie, Man with the Screaming Brain and Congo. In addition to his film career, Campbell is an accomplished writer, including authoring an autobiography, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor and a comical novel entitled Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way.
Matthew Lewis: Star of the Harry Potter series of films, Matthew has portrayed Neville Longbottom in Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter & The Order of The Phoenix, Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince and the upcoming Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows.
Sheldon Moldoff: A true legend in the comic book industry. Sheldon began his career at seventeen when he contributed a sports filler that appeared on the inside front cover of the landmark Action Comics #1 (June 1938), the comic book that introduced Superman. He soon became Bob Kane's first assistant on Batman, working with Batman off and on for thirty years. From about 1939, he was one of DC's most prolific cover artists, illustrating many covers, including the cover to All American #16, the first appearance of Green Lantern. In 1953 he became one of the lead artists on Batman, which he continued to draw for the next 14 years. During his Batman run, Sheldon created and co-created a slew of characters including: The Bat-Girl, Bat-Mite, Ace The Bat Hound and Poison Ivy. In the mid 1960's Sheldon turned to animation, doing storyboards for such animated TV series as Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse. Sheldon continued to contribute to the comic industry into the 21st century.
Mark Brooks: Superstar Comic Book Artist. Credits include: Avengers: The Initative, New X-Men, Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Transformers, Cable & Deadpool, Amazing Fantasy, Arana, What If?, G.I. Joe: Battle Files and Amazing Spider-Man.
Daniel Logan: Media Guest and Actor. Daniel is best known for his role as "Young" Boba Fett in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.
Brad Keston: Voice Actor. Brad was the voice of Charlie Brown in many Peanuts cartoons, including: The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, Is This Goodbye Charlie Brown?, What Have We Learned Charlie Brown?, It's Flashbeagle Charlie Brown, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown.
Pamelyn Ferdin: Actress and Voice Actress. Pamelyn is best known as the voice of Lucy Van Pelt in many Peanuts cartoons, including: It Was a Short Summer Charlie Brown, A Boy Named Charlie Brown, and Play It Again Charlie Brown. Pamelyn's other credits include: Charlotte's Web (The Voice of Fern Arable), Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (The Voice of Sally), Star Trek (Original Series: And The Children Shall Lead) and Sealab 2020 (The Voice of Sallie).
Dennis Calero: Superstar Comic Book Artist. Credits include: X-Men: Noir, X-Factor, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes, Sliders, Magic: The Gathering, Fallen Angel, Supergirl and Countdown to Final Crisis.
Tony Bedard: Superstar Comic Book Writer. Tony is the current writer of DC Comic's R.E.B.E.L.S. His other credits include: Birds of Prey, Exiles, Countdown, Supergirl, Uncanny X-Men, Outsiders, Supergirl & The Legion of Superheroes, Batman: Confidential, Mystic, DCU: Brave New World, Negation, JSA: Classified, Black Canary, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Rogue and Magnus Robot Fighter.
Stephanie Yanez: Discovering music at the age of 5, Stephanie Yanez was born to sing. Her love for music eventually led her to record four songs on Geneon's Anime Karaoke Collection with three of those songs recorded with overseas Japan-based record label I'VE. This CD also includes the song that she won at Anime Expo's AX Idol 2004 "Ningyo Hime" from the top anime series Chobits!
Brian Thompson: Media Guest – Actor. Brian's credits include: Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (Shao Khan), Buffy The Vampire Slayer (The Judge and Luke The Vampire), The X-Files (Alien Bounty Hunter), Star Trek: Generations (Klingon Helm), Star Trek: The Next Generation (A Matter of Honor), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (To The Death & Rules of Engagement), Enterprise (United, Babel One, Aenar), Dragonheart (Brock), Charmed, Alien Nation, Werewolf, Terminator and Kindred: Embraced.
Richard Green: Artist and Animator. Richard's credits include work for Disney on Beauty and the Beast (Assistant Animator of Lumiere), Rescuers Down Under, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Goofy, Mickey Mouse and more.
Peter Badalamenti: Media Guest – Actor. Peter's credits include: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Penrod), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Penrod), The Curious Case of Benjiman Button (Younger/Older Benjiman), When In Rome (Ace Frehley), The Punisher, Bad Boys 2, Dr. Moreau's House of Pain, Full Grown Men and Cremaster 3.
Plus: Derrick Fish (Artist), Nakia Mann (Artist – Zoom Suit), Austin Janowsky (Artist – Iron Man: The End, 10th Muse, GI Joe, Cracked Magazine), Joe Fauvel (Artist & Writer – Cry, Assassin's Guild), Kezia Sardina (Artist), Chris Berman (Writer – The Hive) and E. Robert Dunn (Writer – Echelon's End).
These twenty new guests join an already impressive lineup that includes:
Al Feldstein: Legendary EC Comics Creator, Al Feldstein served as Editor, Writer and Artist for EC Comics in the Golden Age. His work has graced the covers of Tales From The Crypt, Weird Science, Weird Fantasy, Shock SuspenStories, Crime SuspenStories, Vault of Horror, Panic and The Haunt of Fear.
Dick Giordano:When one mentions the legends that have shaped the history of the comics industry, rest assured that high on that list will be the name of Dick Giordano. Since 1951, Dick Giordano has worked his pencil and ink magic for a variety of publishers including Charlton Comics, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dell, American Comics, Valiant, Treasure Chest and Junior Life. In addition to his considerable freelance contributions, Giordano acted as Editor-In-Chief for Charlton Comics, during which he oversaw the creation of their most memorable characters including such classics as The Blue Beetle and Captain Atom. As Executive Editorial Director of DC Comics, Dick was the guiding force behind such award-winning series as Alan Moore's WATCHMEN, Frank Miller's DARK KNIGHT RETURNS and many, many more revolutionary concepts. His creative vision at DC Comics resulted in raising the bar for creativity throughout the entire comics industry. In recent years, Dick Giordano, along with creative partners Bob Layton and David Michelinie, formed FUTURE ENTERTAINMENT, a multi-media company.
Patrick Rothfuss: New York Times Best Selling Author Patrick Rothfuss is the writer of The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear. Mr. Rothfuss was the recipient of the 2007 "Quill Award", the 2007 Best Book of the Year – FantasyLiterature.net, Publisher Weekly's 2007 Best Book of the Year (Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror).
Michele Knotz: Anime Voice Acting Star, Michele Knotz is the voice of Team Rocket's Jessie, Misty, May, and Nurse Joy in Pokémon. Michele is also one of the stars of Smash Bros. Brawl and Shootfighter Tekken.
Herb Trimpe: Legendary Comic Book artist Herb Trimpe is best known for his work at Marvel from the 1960's to the 1990's, including art for The Incredible Hulk (for which he enjoyed an eight-year run and is credited with the co-creation of Wolverine in Incredible Hulk #180 and 181), The Transformers, G.I. Joe, Shogun Warriors and Godzilla.
Pat Broderick: Legendary Comic Book artist and animator, Pat Broderick is an icon of the 70's and 80's comic book industry. Mr. Broderick has been the artist for Batman, Captain Marvel, Firestorm, Captain Atom, Detective Comics, Green Lantern, The Micronauts, Shazam, Alpha Flight and more! In addition to his comic book art, Mr. Broderick's animation work includes concept design work for the Jimmy Neutron movie.
Allen Bellman: Golden Age Comic Book Legend. Artist of Captain America, The Patriot, Let's Play Detective, Human Torch, Sub-Mariner and more! Mr. Bellman was the recipient of the 2007 San Diego Comic Con Inkpot Award.
Dana Snyder: Dana may be best known as the voice of Master Shake in the Adult Swim series Aqua Teen Hunger Force, but his extensive list of credits also includes Chowder (Gazpacho), The Venture Brothers (The Alchemist), Squidbillies (Granny), Minoriteam (Dr. Wang), Sealab 2021 and Robot Chicken. Contrary to popular belief, Dana was NOT the "Food-Way Woman" in The Shawshank Redemption.
Bill Rogers: Anime voice acting star, Bill Rogers is the voice of Brock in Pokémon, Touma Seguchi in Gravitation, Yamamoto in Boogiepop Phantom, Tanaka Souihiro in Genshiken, Kevin in The Third and Bonsly, Lucario & Weavile in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Greg Horn: Superstar Comic Book Artist and Painter. Credits include: Secret Invasion, Ms. Marvel, Elektra, She-Hulk, X-Men, Emma Frost, Wolverine, Namor, Spider-Man and more!
Heidi Arnhold: Heidi is a superstar Manga artist whose work includes Jim Henson's Legends of the Dark Crystal and Star Trek: The Manga.
Ralph Cabrera: Superstar artist of Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man and more!
Sophie Mcnutt: Industry Guest. Funimation's Operation Anime Co-ordinator.
Terry Cronin & Pat Martin: Independent Comic Book creators. Students of the Unusual.
Rob Granito: Superstar Artist. Teen Titans Go, Warner Bros., USPS Marvel Postage Stamp Artist.
Greg Kirkpatrick: Independent Comic Book Artist. Living in Infamy, Novavolo, Savage Dragon.
Plus: Manuel Aguilera (Artist), Deleon Walters (Artist), Joel Estrada (Artist), The Earth Dies Screaming (Nerdcore Band) and Natalie Wood (Artist).
Dozens of more guests will be announced in the coming months.
The new location for FSC is The Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Hotel and Convention Center, 711 NW 72nd Ave, Miami FL. 33126. FSC will take up over 85,000 sq. feet of space at the convention center, which will include over 120 vendor booths (showcasing comic books, trade paperbacks, graphic novels, toys, anime, manga, clothing, accessories, DVD's, CD's, books, autographs and more!), a 9,000 sq. feet main events area, console gaming, LAN gaming, tabletop gaming, card gaming, panel rooms, anime viewing rooms and movie screening rooms.
The convention hours of operation are:
For more information and updates: visit www.floridasupercon.com
Florida Supercon Tickets are currently available online and will be available at the show.
General Admission (3) Day Weekend Pass
$25 if reserved before March 1, 2009
$30 if reserved between March 2 and May 20, 2009
$35 if reserved between May 21 and June 4, 2009.
$40 at the event.
Single Day passes are available online and at the show for Friday ($20), Saturday ($25) and Sunday ($20)
Children under 10 years old are FREE when accompanied by a paid adult.
Parents accompanying children over 10 years old are eligible for a Parents ticket (which provides a $10 discount).
Military, Police and Firefighters get a $10 per ticket discount.
VIP Tickets are available for $150.
Vendor and Artist space in now available and information is online at www.floridasupercon.com/VENDORS.html


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Dear all,
I have some questions about CALWRF installation:
1) I don't have pgf90 compiler but gfortran in Ubuntu, does someone know how to change the makefile code proposed by Gil in a previous message in order that it works for gfortran?
2) CALWRF.zip comes with a .exe file, after typing "make" will this .exe file be changed?
3) Have you tried this CALWRFv1.4 with outputs from WRF v3.5? Does it work Ok with all types of netCDF files?
Thanks and best regards to all,
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ALEC, CSG, ExxonMobil Fracking Fluid "Disclosure" Model Bill Failing By Design
Written by Steve Horn, crossposted from DeSmogBlog.
Last year, a hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") chemical fluid disclosure "model bill" was passed by both the Council of State Governments (CSG) and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). It proceeded to pass in multiple states across the country soon thereafter, but as Bloomberg recently reported, the bill has been an abject failure with regards to "disclosure."
That was by design, thanks to the bill's chief author, ExxonMobil.
Originating as a Texas bill with disclosure standards drawn up under the auspices of the Obama Administration's Department of Energy Fracking Subcommittee rife with oil and gas industry insiders, the model is now codified as law in Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.
Bloomberg reported that the public is being kept "clueless" as to what chemicals are injected into the ground during the fracking process by the oil and gas industry.
"Truck-Sized" Loopholes: Fracking Chemical Fluid Non-Disclosure by Design
"Drilling companies in Texas, the biggest oil-and-natural gas producing state, claimed similar exemptions about 19,000 times this year through August," explained Bloomberg. "Trade-secret exemptions block information on more than five ingredients for every well in Texas, undermining the statute's purpose of informing people about chemicals that are hauled through their communities and injected thousands of feet beneath their homes and farms."
For close observers of this issue, it's no surprise that the model bills contain "truck-sized" loopholes.
"A close reading of the bill...reveals loopholes that would allow energy companies to withhold the names of certain fluid contents, for reasons including that they have been deemed trade secrets," The New York Times explained back in April.
Disclosure Goes Through FracFocus, PR Front For Oil and Gas Industry
The model bill that's passed in four states so far mandates that fracking chemical fluid disclosure be conducted by FracFocus, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, claiming it has produced chemical data on over 15,000 fracked wells in a promotional video.
The reality is far more messy, as reported in an August investigation by Bloomberg.
"Energy companies failed to list more than two out of every five fracked wells in eight U.S. states from April 11, 2011, when FracFocus began operating, through the end of last year," wrote Bloomberg. "The gaps reveal shortcomings in the voluntary approach to transparency on the site, which has received funding from oil and gas trade groups and $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy."
This moved U.S. Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO) to say that FracFocus and the model bills it would soon be a part of make a mockery of the term "disclosure."
"FracFocus is just a fig leaf for the industry to be able to say they're doing something in terms of disclosure," she said.
"Fig leaf" is one way of putting it.
Another way of putting it is "public relations ploy." As Dory Hippauf of ShaleShock Media recently revealed in an article titled "FracUNfocusED," FracFocus is actually a PR front for the oil and gas industry.
Hippauf revealed that FracFocus' domain is registered by Brothers & Company, a public relations firm whose clients include America's Natural Gas Alliance, Chesapeake Energy, and American Clean Skies Foundation - a front group for Chesapeake Energy.
Given the situation, it's not surprising then that "companies claimed trade secrets or otherwise failed to identify the chemicals they used about 22 percent of the time," according to Bloomberg's analysis of FracFocus data for 18 states.
Put another way, the ExxonMobil's bill has done exactly what it set out to do: business as usual for the oil and gas industry.
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Soft and Chewy Sugar-Doodle Vanilla Cookies
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Soft and Chewy Sugar-Doodle Vanilla Cookies – Part soft sugar cookie, part chewy snickerdoodle, with tons of rich vanilla flavor!
Although these cookies are simple and unassuming, they're a new favorite.
Sometimes the simplest things really are the best.
They're a chewy hybrid of a sugar cookie and a snickerdoodle. They have the buttery flavor of sugar cookies without any of the dryness. Too often sugar cookies are dry, bland, and horribly crumbly. We all know those dried out poor excuses for cookies that are typically found on holiday platters and that disintegrate into a million crumbs all over your lap as you're trying to eat neatly from a paper plate at someone's holiday party and not get crumbs all over their carpet and couch. These are not those and they also don't need to be rolled out or frosted or doctored up with sprinkles in order to be palatable, like many sugar cookies do.
They're soft and pliable, with the chewy texture of a snickerdoodle, minus the cream or tartar or cinnamon-sugar coating, and I decided to call them a Sugar-Doodle.
When I made the New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies, although those cookies didn't end my quest for the perfect end-all-be-all chocolate chip cookie, the recipe opened my eyes to the chewy, texture-filled, jaw-workout powers of using bread flour in cookie dough. That recipe calls for both bread flour and cake flour, and although I believe cake flour is better being suited for cake-making and I'll likely never use it in cookies again, bread flour can hop over from bread-making and into my cookies all it wants. Bread flour has a higher protein content than all-purpose flour, usually by one to two percentage points, and the extra protein means extra gluten, translating into baked goods that have excellent structure and increased chewiness.
I made these cookies using about a half-and-half ratio of bread and all-purpose flour, and although I haven't tested the recipe solely using all-purpose flour, the cookies will turn out, but just won't be as chewy. I am not one to recommend seventeen dollar strands of saffron, nor advocate that it's the organic way or the highway, and when it comes to recommending ingredients, I don't flippantly say things matter unless I really think they do. For five bucks for a bag of bread flour it's a good one to have around. Plus, you can make bread with it.
The cookie dough is classic, old-school cookie dough like my mom and grandma made. Cream together butter, sugars, an egg, splash of cream, vanilla, add the flour, baking soda and that's it. Then, chill the dough for at least three hours because in order to create cookies that don't turn into flat pancakes while baking, you need to start with well-chilled dough. I baked a trial batch of three cookies with dough that had only been chilled thirty minutes and although they weren't paper thin, they were definitely flatter than those shown.
I typically keep a bowl of cookie dough in the refrigerator for up to five days after I initially make it. As desired, I bake off a couple cookies for that just-baked perfection that can't be beat. If I happen to not use the dough within five days, I from balls and toss them into a ziplock, and then freeze it. As needed, I can dole out the frozen balls and bake as many cookies we want. Frozen dough doesn't even have to be pre-thawed prior to baking. Simply take it out of the freezer while the oven is preheating, and if necessary, extend the baking time by an extra minute or two.
Be sure not to overbake these cookies if you want soft and chewy results. About nine minutes in my oven is perfect based on the size of dough used and that I prefer very soft, tender, and moist cookies. Even at about nine minutes, they look quite under-done on the tops, which are set but just barely. In general, if you wait to pull cookies from the oven until the tops are well-set, by the time they cool, they harden up too much. Plus, the bottoms will become too browned for my liking. Cookies can fool you into thinking they're not done but somehow they always seem to set up dramatically as they cool. If you prefer crunchier cookies, extend the baking time to your liking.
Normally I prefer cookies that are made with a higher ratio of brown to granulated sugar because brown sugar keeps cookies softer, moister, and helps impart greater chewiness and a richer flavor, but in this recipe, the equal ratios worked out perfectly.
I infused plenty of vanilla flavor into these golden discs without needing to scrape out fourteen dollars worth of vanilla bean seeds from a Tahitian vanilla bean. Instead, I used a liberal dousing of homemade vanilla extract, but a heavy-handed stream of storebought will work if you haven't started your own vanilla-making distillery yet. The resulting cookies are well-scented with vanilla, but balanced so that the buttery sweet dough shines.
Rather adding a kitchen sink medley of different kinds of chocolate, white chocolate, or butterscotch chips, I kept the ingredient list very simple. I want to get back to basics and some classic recipes and not every cookie recipe needs candy bars stuffed into it to be successful. These back-to-basics cookies stand on their own two feet incredibly well and are for those who can appreciate the cookie itself; the actual dough, rather than all the extras that seem to be found in cookies lately. Cookies made from cookie dough rather than leftover Halloween candy is nice for a change.
Sometimes I love well-stuffed cookies that can't seem to hold one more chocolate chip, or decadent cakes with a myriad of flavor and textural elements going on, but sometimes rustic simplicity trumps all.
My other favorite part of these cookies, in addition to their flavor and texture, is that the recipe makes just eleven cookies. You could probably squeeze a dozen out if you like round numbers, but I weighed each mound of cookie dough out to exactly 2.25-ounces each, and yielded eleven generously-sized cookies. Heidi made similar cookies using the recipe from this cookbook and she yielded just nine cookies.
I've wanted to make some Lofthouse-style sugar cookies, but the popular recipes I've seen make four to five dozen cookies and have a pesky three-egg situation, making them tricky to halve. We are a family of three. We don't need four dozen anything and small batch sizes of six cupcakes or eleven cookies is plenty and perfect.
I fear the pictures don't do my new favorite cookies justice. It's hard for that which seems plain and basic to compete with monster-this and stuffed-to-the-gills-that, but if you're looking for a lightly-sweetened, buttery cookie with vanilla tones, with chewy edges and pillowy soft centers, these good-old fashioned cookies are where it's at.
I loved them so much that I made another batch because we tore through the first eleven in record time.
Soft and Chewy Sugar-Doodle Vanilla Cookies
These cookies are a hybrid between a sugar cookie and a snickerdoodle, and are scented abundantly with vanilla. They have wonderfully chewy edges, thanks to the addition of bread flour, and soft, tender centers. The dough comes together very easily and quickly but needs to be refrigerated for at least 3 hours prior to baking so the cookies bake up thick, puffy, and chewy. The dough can be refrigerated for up to 5 days so you can bake off one or two cookies at a time, if preferred. This is a small-batch recipe and makes just one-dozen, perfect for times when more is not always better.
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened (1 stick)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons cream or milk
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup bread flour (all-purpose flour may be substituted and used exclusively; bread flour yields chewier cookies and is recommended)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt, optional and to taste
- To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on low speed until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the sugars and beat on medium-high speed until creamed and well combined, 2 to 3 minutes. Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the egg, cream, vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the flours, baking soda, salt, and mix until just combined, about 1 minute.
- Transfer dough to an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, up to 5 days. Notes regarding the flour - solely using all-purpose flour will work, the cookies will not be as chewy or rise as well because bread flour creates chewier results and gives greater rise. Also, I live in a dry climate and only need 1¾ cups flour total but if you are in more humidity or your dough is very moist or loose, adding up to ¼ cup of additional flour, for 2 cups total, is possible. The more flour, the more the cookies will stay domed and puffed while baking.
- Preheat oven to 350°F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat Non-Stick Baking Mat, parchment, or spray with cooking spray. Using a 2-ounce cookie scoop, form heaping mounds weighing 2¼-ounces each (weighed on a scale, which is approximately a scant ¼-cup measure) and place them on the baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until pale golden and edges have just set, even if slightly undercooked in the center, as cookies will firm up as they cool (The cookies shown in the photos were baked for 9 minutes and have chewy edges with soft pillowy centers. For crunchier cookies, extend baking time by 1 to 3 minutes). Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.
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Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 224Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 170mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 0gSugar: 16gProtein: 4g
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White Chocolate Snickerdoodle Cookies – Similar to today's recipe however before baking the dough was rolled in a cinnamon-sugar coating and white chocolate chips are in the batter. I played with the flour type, quantity, and amount of baking soda in today's version and really love the texture of the Sugar-Doodle Cookies because they're much chewier, puffier, and plumper. The Snickerdoodles are thinner but have white chocolate and the cinnamon-sugar coating going for them. I can make a case for either version
Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars with Pink Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting – Snickerdoodle-Sugar Cookies, baked into bar form. Bars are faster to bake than individual cookies and no dough chilling is required, and the sweet yet tangy cream cheese frosting is the perfect complement to the bars
Puffy Vanilla and Peanut Butter Chip Cookies – These cookies are bursting with vanilla flavor, with strong notes of peanut butter, from the peanut butter chips used. They are puffy, fluffy, and became a hit on Pinterest and people write frequently saying they tried and loved these
New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies {from Jacques Torres} – The cookies use a combination of bread flour and cake flour, and although the cake flour didn't do it for me in these, using bread flour in cookie dough opened my eyes to the chewy, hearty, texture-filled results it creates in cookies
Peanut Butter Oatmeal White Chocolate Chip Cookies – One of my favorite cookies that I've ever made and they are consistently my most popular cookies with readers. They are old fashioned in many ways, butter, peanut butter, oatmeal, all in one, and the white chocolate chips are the feather in their cap
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If there is no authority higher than the State, then the State effectively becomes the arbiter of all that is just and right. The danger of this autonomous humanistic State is that it will not be restrained from exercising despotic and tyrannical power over its citizenry because it has become accountable to no one but itself. Recognizing no divine limit to its function, it becomes the arbiter of morals as well as policies.


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You cant just directly attach motors and other hardware directly to your laptop - so you cant avoid the electronics.
You should decide on your requirements before deciding on the hardware. If you can determine how much processing power you need, you can determine which hardware choice is best. Tell us more about what algorithms/sensors you plan to run/use.
Layered programs are programs that run in parallel, sharing common global variables. They are layered because they have different priority at sharing processor time. There are programs that work with the hardware, like a network card driver (low level layer), and programs that work with artificial intelligence (high level layer). They are exchanging information so they can work together like there were just one program running.Does this makes sense?
We are goin to use Sick LMS for obstacle detection, a firewire camera( i dont remembr xact name rght now) for higher level vision, a GPS receiver for navigation and a 3 axis acclerometer for feedback
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I dont really kno a way to determine the processing power requirement for these, how is it done ??
Whoa . . . first, you are asking for waaaaay toooooo much for your first robot. 'high level' camera vision, SICK sensors, GPS . . . You need to back off a little and stick with the basics first . . . Not to mention the cost of all this . . .
actuators don't really require complex code . . . which actuator?
Datasheets and research papers. You just gotta look them up.
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MONTREAL — Pro-Israel student groups are objecting to McGill University's decision to give an honorary degree to Judith Butler, an American feminist academic and philosopher who holds anti-Israel views.
Butler, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, is scheduled to receive a doctor of letters May 30 from the faculties of arts and religious studies.
McGill is honouring her as "one of the leading philosophers, theorists of gender and sexuality, and public intellectuals of our time." It also acknowledges her activism in anti-war politics, including with Jewish Voice for Peace.
McGill Hillel and McGill Students for Israel acknowledge Butler's scholarly achievements, but say she's an inappropriate choice for this honour.
They have sent a letter of protest to the university's chancellor Arnold Steinberg denouncing Butler's "pro-terror, anti-Israel position" and asking that the honour be withdrawn.
Butler, who is Jewish, is a supporter of the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign, and has spoken sympathetically about Hezbollah and Hamas as leftist social movements, but rejects violence.
"We consider the honour McGill is about to bestow on Prof. Butler astounding and deeply offensive," the letter states. "We urge you to rethink this decision."
However, the umbrella Hillel Montreal is not backing its McGill affiliate's call for Butler to be dropped.
"We do not believe that the honorary degree for her academic work condones in any way her anti-Israel activism," said Hillel Montreal executive director Jeff Bicher.
McGill arts dean Christopher Manfredi defended the choice, saying Butler's work over many years deserves such recognition. Freedom of expression also must be defended, even if those opinions are considered controversial or objectionable by some, he said.
Hillel Montreal's position echoes that of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). Its spokesperson David Ouellette told The CJN that CIJA believes McGill's bestowing an honorary degree "in no way supports her political activism, but rather recognizes her contribution to academia.
"The Jewish community has enjoyed a very good relationship with McGill over a long time," he said. "The university has built and continues to build strong ties with academic institutions in Israel, and has repeatedly denounced any attempt to delegitimize or boycott the state of Israel."
But Ouellette did accuse Butler of "moral turpitude" in her promotion of BDS and the "lie" of Israel's practising apartheid, as well as her "welcoming into the family of progressives the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah."


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There are a number of resources which support clubs to understand the Affiliation Standards and to assist clubs in maintaining compliance with these Standards.
The following documents are available:
This Athlete Gymsport-Level Coding Guide has been developed to ensure all Clubs are aware of the various codes used by Gymnastics Australia and the State Association Members for the purpose of registering and recording accurate information on all athlete Members in the National Database.
Please refer to the Athlete Gymsport-Level Coding Guide below when entering your athletes into the National Database.
The Affiliation Manual provides information to assist clubs in the Club Affiliation Process and, in particular, details that will aid the club when completing the Club Affiliation procecss.
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Link to Athlete Transfer Policy.
The purpose of this document is to detail the requirements relating to Gymnastics Australia's (GA) National Affiliation Standard 12 on equipment safety principles and procedures.
Gymnastics is committed to providing a safe environment and a high standard of service, for all members, participants and visitors. Key to this is the provision of quality, well maintained and up to date equipment for all programs within Clubs.
To this end, the Equipment Safety Principles have been formulated to ensure that only appropriate equipment is acquired, existing equipment is well maintained and replacement guidelines seek to ensure that equipment provided for use in all programs is of a high quality and standard.
Equipment Safety Principles
The purpose of this document is to detail the requirements and timing relating to compliance with the Gymnastics Australia (GA) National Affiliation Standard 7 on Member Protection Information Officers (MPIO).
Commitment to Member Protection is a fundamental expectation by government of all sports organisations within Australia. GA and its State Association Members all have Member Protection policies and procedures in place and the obligation flows through to all affiliated clubs.
The MPIO is an important part of an effective Member Protection policy and ideally every club would have a fully-trained MPIO operating within its club by 30th June 2017. For further information please read the MPIO Principles & Implementation Timeline document.
This document outlines the policy that has been adopted regarding the name of clubs seeking affiliation. It has been written to ensure that all clubs seeking affiliation, or current clubs wishing to change their recognised name, can clearly understand the State Association's position in regards to club names. For further information please read the National Club Name Policy.
Gymnastics Australia offers insurance coverage to Affiliated Clubs through the Gymnastics National Risk Protection Program (the Program) through JLT Sport.
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This Policy supports Gymnastics Australia's National Affiliation Standards which a club is required to satisfy for ongoing affiliation.
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All of the club's participants are registered (utilising the correct codes) with the relevant State Association and Gymnastics Australia in accordance with the National Membership Database Policy and the State Membership Policy.
In addition, this Policy ensures GA can meet its obligations and commitments for providing the information required by the Australian Sports Commission and other organisations who provide services to members, such as the national insurance scheme.
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